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Discover other BladeCenter units on the network and enable access to them through their
management-module Web interfaces
Control the BladeCenter unit, blade servers, and other BladeCenter components:
– Power on/off
– Firmware update
– Configuration settings
– Serial over LAN
Configure power management for BladeCenter unit
Access the I/O modules to configure them
Change the start-up sequence in a blade server
Set the date and time
Use a remote console for the blade servers
Mount remote virtual media for the blade servers
Change ownership of the keyboard, video, and mouse
Change ownership of the removable-media drives and USB ports (the removable-media
drives in the BladeCenter unit are viewed as USB devices by the blade server operating
system)
Set the active color of the critical (CRT) and major (MJR) alarm LEDs (for BladeCenter T
units only)
Use BladeCenter Open Fabric Manager functions
Scale the HX5 systems
Use Service Advisor functions to autonomously inform IBM support about any critical
events happening
The AMM supports the following management methods:
Web-based interface with Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) support
Command-line interface (CLI) through Telnet/Secure Shell (SSH)
Systems Management Architecture for Server Hardware (SMASH) Command-Line
Protocol
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
9.3.1 Accessing the Advanced Management Module
Log in to the AMM by typing the IP address of the AMM into a supported web browser, as
shown in Figure 9-8 on page 457.
The default user name is for an AMM is USERID. This user name is case-sensitive.
The default password is PASSW0RD. You must use a zero in place of the letter “o” in the
password.
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